Attachment for harness



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DURHAM D. BATON, OF KILGORE, TEXAS.

ATTACHM ENT FOR HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,351, dated June 28, 1881.

Application filed May 5, 1881. (Model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DURHAM D. BATON, of Kilgore, in the county of Gregg and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsiu Attachments to Harness; and I do hereby declare that the following is afnll, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will' enable others skilled in the art to which ita-ppertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improvementin attachments for harness, or that class of devices employed for connecting the driving-reins and bit; and it consists of a snap or hook,

formed as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is an edge view. Fig. 2 is a side view, showing the revolving disks in position to close the space between the body and point ofthe hook; and Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing the revolving disks in position to allow the passage of a bit-rin g or other fastening.

Like letters indicate like parts. i

A represents a hook or link, the body of which is slotted at a for the reception of the revolving disks B B, which are preferably two in number, and are looselyjournaled in the slot or opening a at a point which enables them to govern the space between the body and point of the hook. The revolving disks B are of unequal thickness on their opposite sides or edges, and each disk is provided with a notch, b, the notch in onedisk being formed in its thick edge, while the notch in the other disk is cut in its thin edge. By this means it will be observed that the tendency of the disks is to assume a position in which their respective notches remain apart, and while this position exists it is evident that the point of the hook A will be covered by at least one of the disks, sothat the passage of the bit-ring G will be effectually prevented. Theedgesot'thedisksBaremilled,

so that they can be readily manipulated to cause -the notches b to coincide with each other, and when these notches are thus brought opposite the point of the hook sufficient space will be afforded to permit the passage of the bit-ring. At the end'of the hook A is a loop, 0, for the attachment of the driving-reins.

This device is simple, durable, and effective in operation.

The construction of the disks B is such that, owing to one being notched inits thick or heavy edge while the other is notched in its thin or less weighty portion, they will under all circumstances assume a position, when left to themselves, in which the notches fail to coincide, thus efl'ectually closing the space that would otherwisebe leftat the point of the hook, and preventing the ring 0 from becoming detached.

One or more disks may be employed, if desired; but I prefer the use oftwo, as above mentioned.

1 am aware of the patent to Johnson, No. 38,490, May 12,1863, and I claim nothing therein shown.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, With the hook A, the body of which is provided with a longitudinal slot, a, of the disks B B, pivoted in said slot adjoining and bearing against each other, each of said disks having its opposite edges of unequal thickness and provided with notches b, as herein described, for the purpose shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DURHAM D. BATON.

' Witnesses:

DAN LINES,

J AMES Woon. 

